I am no longer a stranger in the ways of the kite surfer…with absolutely no hope of yesterdays side shore wind turning onshore and using my buggy or atb as an excuse again..i took to the water for the first time..i only started flying to become a water guy but found out its very wet and cold and even more lonely in the ocean by yourself than it could ever be on the beach…2 yrs it took me to get the yarbles to head out there..really wanted to make sure I had everything as close to right as I could…I wanted to do this by myself and do it safely and be kinda comfortable about it…11/12 kts wind, 9m kite strapped surf board..I logged about an hour total..I water dragged a bit and stood and rode a bit both ways, came out walked back up wind and went again…my kite was a bit undersized but that’s what I wanted for day 1 and it did everything I asked of it..i was very bothered I went in w/ no knife but played every scenario in my head a zillion times and launched….in an hour I was more exhausted than a full day on land..i could barely make the walk off the beach…I hope to give this a try again before winter on flat water maybe even in some shallows…I tend not to do things the easy way…I may now be the worlds worst kite surfer, but I am one none the less..:D

You go boy !!!

:D:D:D

Hey, if you managed to get some short rides both ways on your first day in the water you should be feeling pretty pleased with yourself right now I think

Smaller kite and bigger board or wave board is a good way to start I think. Particularly when you are on your own.

Stick with it bud, it gets easier and a lot less tiring once you can stay upwind.

nice! lets have a party!

a phoam party! changing desire into pure will! and thats what you get..

http://vimeo.com/29077312

I really appreciate the party thanks Phree..what I did looked nothing like that but I have some really good ideas now.. I haven’t been this excited since my first motion on a skateboard w/ my 2 line HQ..this sport so rocks like nothing else

woop woop! :D the stoke doesn't go away either!

here's a vid of me in June 9 months after getting in the water (though i didn't kite over winter). A bit shaky but loving it!!!

http://vimeo.com/69354252

but I was not wet and it eventually started to hurt mainly from dry skin rubbing against dry skin.


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but I was not wet and it eventually started to hurt mainly from dry skin rubbing against dry skin.

huge